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Genshin Impact confirms next wave of free 5-star constellations: To Temper Thyself and Journey Far event restarts August 10, new characters added if we’re lucky
Update 7.0 will continue the free 5-star event
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Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say
Reports say Gabriel Perez, a White House aide responsible for teleprompter content, made about $100,000 by trading on Kalshi contracts predicting words or phrases in President Trump’s speeches. The allegations raise concerns that people with access to non-public government information may profit from prediction markets, despite White House guidance telling staff not to use such…
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2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric
Toyota’s 2026 RAV4 plug-in hybrid introduces a substantially larger battery and revised powertrain, allowing many everyday journeys to be completed using electricity alone. This matters because the RAV4 is one of America’s best-selling non-pick-up vehicles, and Toyota is making electrified drivetrains standard across the new sixth-generation range while retaining the flexibility of a petrol engine…
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Review: Xgimi Titan Noir Max Home Projector (2026)
This remarkably vivid home projector has deep inky blacks, without a five-figure price tag.
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Peter Bart: Even AI Titans Can’t Predict Future Of Movies About AI Titans
Deadline columnist Peter Bart notes that the tech titans immortalised in *The Social Network* nearly 16 years ago are returning to screens, this time in darker, more conflicted portrayals reflecting real-world anxieties about artificial intelligence. Upcoming films such as *The Social Reckoning* (with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg) and *Artificial* (starring Andrew Garfield as Sam…
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Time and Money well spent: This retro-styled Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player lights up The Dark Side Of The Moon
We Are Rewind has partnered with Pink Floyd on a limited-edition retro cassette player inspired by The Dark Side Of The Moon. The release reflects continuing interest in cassette culture and ties a modern portable player to one of rock’s most recognisable albums. The WE-001 player is supplied in a box set with an exclusive,…
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Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: “Fork it. Or just walk away.”
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has strongly defended the use of AI coding tools in Linux development, telling opponents they can fork the project or leave. His intervention matters because it signals that the kernel’s top maintainer sees AI as an acceptable tool when it offers technical value, despite growing divisions within open-source communities over AI-generated…
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Wildfire so big it could be seen from space rages across northern Scotland, with four-mile long blaze still spreading after 24 hours
A large wildfire was reported to be burning across northern Scotland, with the blaze said to extend for about four miles and still spread more than 24 hours after it began. Its reported visibility from space underlines the scale of the incident and the potential threat to nearby land, wildlife and communities. The available article…
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NTSB investigators confirm Tesla driver overrode Full Self-Driving system in fatal crash
US safety investigators have found that the Tesla driver involved in a fatal Texas crash manually overrode the vehicle’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system by fully pressing the accelerator. The finding shifts attention from whether the assistance system was active at impact to why the driver accelerated, while maintaining scrutiny of Tesla’s supervised-driving technology. The National…
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Here’s What the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Think About Using AI in Music
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have criticised the use of artificial intelligence to imitate artists, arguing that AI-generated music should be original rather than copying established acts. Their comments matter because they add prominent voices to the debate over artists’ rights, consent and compensation when AI is trained to reproduce recognisable voices…